Pricilla
Pricilla was the 8235th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 880th; the most babies were born in 1990 (125). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,124 places. More babies were named Pricilla in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Priscilla) from Prisca, 'old, ancient' (Latin) · Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #8,235 girls, up 1,862 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1990125 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,466babies recorded
What does the name Pricilla mean?
Pricilla is a spelling of Priscilla, pronounced the same way, so it shares Priscilla's meaning and origin.
Priscilla is a Latin diminutive of Prisca, the feminine of the Roman surname Priscus, old or ancient. DMNES and Wiktionary agree on this; Wiktionary glosses priscus as former, ancient or old-fashioned. In the New Testament, Priscilla and her husband Aquila are Jewish Christians who work with the apostle Paul (Acts 18:2, Romans 16:3). DMNES notes that the name came into use with the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century; the Wycliffite Bible had spelled it Priscille.
Prīscilla (Latin, “diminutive of Prisca”)prīscus (Latin, “old, ancient, former”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Prisca, Cilla, Priscila, Prissy.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Priscilla', DMNES (Durham University)
- Acts 18:2 (New Testament), King James Version, via Bible Gateway, Bible Gateway (KJV, public domain)
- Romans 16:3 (New Testament), King James Version, via Bible Gateway, Bible Gateway (KJV, public domain)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Priscilla' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Pricilla popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,235 | 13 |
| 2020 | #10,097 | 10 |
| 2010 | #3,942 | 39 |
| 2000 | #1,754 | 100 |
| 1990 | #1,306 | 125 |
| 1980 | #1,635 | 71 |
| 1970 | #1,896 | 46 |
| 1960 | #1,971 | 34 |
| 1950 | #1,594 | 35 |
| 1940 | #1,461 | 28 |
| 1930 | #3,275 | 9 |
| 1920 | #3,059 | 11 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | #1,495 | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Pricilla, counting every spelling?
Pricilla is a spelling of Priscilla, a name family that ranked #484 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #8,235 for Pricilla on its own. Together these spellings went to 658 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priscilla | 555 | #544 | 2,383 |
| Priscila | 84 | #2,211 | 398 |
| Pricilla | 13 | #8,235 | 48 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Pricilla?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Pricilla (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Pricilla born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Pricilla.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Pricilla?
About 3,900 people born in the US named Pricilla are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 26 and 51. That makes Pricilla mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Pricilla: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Pricilla, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Pricilla
What does Pricilla mean?
Pricilla is a spelling of Priscilla, which means “from Prisca, 'old, ancient' (Latin)” (Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Pricilla?
Pricilla was the 8235th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 880th; the most babies were born in 1990 (125). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,124 places. More babies were named Pricilla in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Pricilla a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Pricilla in the US.